Mamamia Out Loud

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud As the dust settles on the Will Smith/Chris Rock slap, it seems like everyone on the internet has their own take. Some are clever, some are nuanced and some are…less so.  Plus, the reality of life with a newborn and why the millennials are angry. And, what it feels like to get worse at something. The End Bits: Recommendation...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud The Oscars took place today, and all anyone is talking about is Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Chris Rock. And yes, that really did happen. But what happens next? Holly, Mia, and Jessie discuss. Plus Jessie went viral for an opinion about reality TV villains that no one wanted to hear. And…the royal tour that’s gone&he...

Hey Outlouders, Holly has a new show, it’s called Lowbrow, and we wanted you to hear it. If you want to hear more head  here  and subscribe. Welcome to Lowbrow! Your cheat-sheet to big pop-culture moments from the perspective of two women- 25 years apart. It's Holly's turn to instil some pop culture lore onto Em, and of course she's starting with a royal scandal. Before Prince Harr...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud World number one, Ash Barty, stunned the tennis world on Wednesday by announcing her departure from the sport at the age of 25. It's a decision completely at odds with how we've been taught to hustle.  Plus, Albo isn’t 'woke' and he wants you to know it. And our best and worst of the week including books, legs, and Jenny Morr...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have raised more than $35 million for Ukraine via their GoFundMe, including $3m of their own money. Is this what war looks like in 2022? Plus, are you a giver, taker, or matcher? Adam Grant has given us three new buzzwords to describe the fundamental styles of social interaction found in every culture aroun...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Today, a prominent Australian woman is being laid to rest at a funeral filled with her loved ones and peers as the spotlight turns, yet again, to workplace culture in Parliament. Do we find the idea of an aggressive or toxic working environment harder to swallow when it is - allegedly - women involved? Plus, a famous woman has been phot...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Mia has a question she's too embarrassed to ask, and it's about a dinner party, a nude photo, and OnlyFans. Our MAFS correspondent, Jessie Stephens, is here to enlighten her.  Plus, two powerful men are arguing about weight. Is the Prime Minister really “bullying” his opponent about his changed appearance? And our best...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud "Welcome to anti resilience... Recovery is long, often boring, and almost always uncomfortable." Jessie is back. Her leg is broken, but she is back, and she wants to talk about something called anti-resilience. Plus, the logo that’s got everyone mad this week...Have we outsourced focus groups to the internet? What is really import...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud What does it take to succeed as a woman in business? According to Kim Kardashian, the answer is simple: You just have to work. Plus, it’s Mia’s turn to be in Covid iso. How are our brains bending to this very strange stage of the endless pandemic?   And the pre-date screening hack that Emma wishes she knew a few mo...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Who would you want to play you in the movie of your life? Madonna is searching for an actress to play….her. And those up for the job could be forced into an intensive bootcamp led by Madonna. We’re talking singing, acting, and 11-hour dance sessions to answer one question; Is anyone good enough to take on the Material Girl?...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Is International Women's Day Cancelled? An Instagram post from Abbie Chatfield has got us wondering what it is we actually want from IWD. Plus, Hollywood maths is nonsense. Actor Emmy Rossum, who is 35, has been cast as the mother of Tom Holland, who is 25, in an upcoming TV show. Why are women playing the mothers of men who are basical...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud For a lot of people, the death of Shane Warne feels like the final straw, but of course, there’s so much suffering going on around Australia and the world. Here in NSW, the devastation is continuing on the Northern Rivers, where more support is desperately needed. We chat to Madeleine West, who's on the ground in Lismore, to find...

Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Last night, a man was kicked out of the Q&A audience. Was it an attack on free speech or the important silencing of a Putin apologist? Plus, why women would never, ever get away with behaving like Kanye West, who has just recorded an entire video that is a death threat to his ex-wife’s new boyfriend. And our best and worst of...

Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has COVID. We’re not doing a segment on that though, because it is so far from the biggest story in the country right now. In fact, it’s been relegated to a quick headline at the bottom of most news sites. If anything though, it signifies a massive shift in how we think, and talk, about COVID. Have we lost all patience? Plus, it&rs...

Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud It's been a horror weekend in Queensland and northern NSW. Thousands have been displaced as the death toll climbs. When the news is relentlessly bad, some of it affecting us directly, some of it not, how are we supposed to be in the world? Plus, an argument about explicitly admitting you want to cheat on your husband - Ali Wong style.&nbs...

Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud With more than 40,000 Aussie citizens of Ukrainian descent and more than 80,000 of Russian descent, we're not as far away from this war as you might think. We discuss how the situation in Ukraine has developed in the last 24 hours, and hear from an Australian/Ukrainian Outlouder feeling scared and powerless.  Plus, what the Oppositio...

Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Are there questions you're too embarrassed to ask? That feeling when a big news moment passes you by and you're worried you're too late to start finding out about it? Us too. We've roped in Claire Murphy to break down a big one for us; What's happening in Ukraine?  Plus, there’s a vibe shift coming, and we might all be on the w...

Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Tonight the new season of SAS Australia will premiere on Channel 7, with Wayne Carey joining the lineup of contestants. The show describes Wayne Carey as an “AFL legend” but that’s not how we remember him. Plus, is retouching still bad for women if women are doing it to themselves? The debate about Nicole Kidman, Madonna...

SIGN UP TO THE OUT LOUD NEWSLETTER HERE. A horrific video has made its way through group chats and social media this week, with many people watching it by accident, and some seeking it out specifically. Is technology making us a little less human every day?  Plus, what is a Platonic Life Partner, and is having one better than having the other kind of life partner? And our best and worst of th...

SUBSCRIBE TO THE OUT LOUD NEWSLETTER HERE. Prince Andrew has settled the sexual assault case against him by Virginia Guiffre...for an undisclosed sum. So who will be paying for it? Plus, why Holly sent Jessie a story about Naomi Campbell and why it pissed Mia off. Does Naomi owe women an explanation around how she became a mum? And reading between the lines of Novak Djokovic's BBC interview, and t...

Listen to the first three episodes of Restart here. We're dropping into you feed to introduce our new show, Restart.  Two years ago, Madeleine West hit restart on her life. She packed up her life in Melbourne and moved to Byron Bay, split up with her partner of 15 years and the father of her six kids and she started life again. And now she wants to find out why and how women from across the c...

SUBSCRIBE TO THE OUT LOUD NEWSLETTER HERE. Is Jenny Morrison the Prime Minister's 'secret weapon'? The promos in the lead-up to last night's 60 Minutes special seemed to suggest that much... But what did we really learn about the PM's wife? And what has the interview revealed about what we expect from the partners of our leaders? Plus, a very famous Australian is about to become a dad for the firs...

There are two types of people in Australia right now - the ones who watch MAFS, and there are well over a million of those… and the ones who don’t. It’s a show that people have very strong opinions about, but is there a place for it on our screens? Plus, has Leigh Sales kicked off the great resignation? And our Best and Worst of the week, which range from weddings to creative pa...

We need to talk about Grace Tame, Brittany Higgins, and 'Men Like That.' Plus, there are three words you’re probably hearing a lot lately: Religious Discrimination Bill. The government introduced its religious discrimination bill in November last year, in an attempt to secure extra protection from state-based discrimination laws. What does the bill actually entail, and what's happened since...

Kim and Kanye's divorce is getting messier by the day. But separated parents everywhere are hard-relating to the recent Instagram tiff over whether their daughter North should be on TikTok. Plus, the journalist mocked all around the world after losing an exclusive Adele interview is getting help for his mental health: the real impact of a pile on. And, Prince Harry reckons our bosses need to give...